Normal couple with survival skills seeking to sit out COVID and Civil Unrest in Idaho Paradise - Kamiah, ID

My wife and I bought 3,000 acres of beautful land in North Central Idaho and turned it into an amazing guest ranch with a lodge, licensed restaurant and bar, and lots of activities, 25 miles of ATV and horseback trails, 6.5 miles of running creeks, and beautiful views.  We opened just in time for COVID to hit and had a ton of cancellations.  We decided to close until this virus issue is over with.

We have three children, a 13yo, a 2yo, and a 1 month newborn.  Right now we have no staff and we would like a couple to join us on the ranch to help keep things maintained.  We have a 1,600 sq foot "shouse" to offer to a couple that we lived in for the first three years we lived on the ranch.  A shouse is living quarters in our 6,500 sq ft shop which also includes a woodworking shop, a metal shop, storage, and more.  We now live in a house that we built on the property down the road from the shop.

We are in full quarantine and plan to do so until there is a treatment or a vaccine for this virus,  which may be a while.

We have a poultry barn with around 100 chickens, ducks and turkeys.  We have goats, horses, and cattle.  We have a very large solar array and battery bank, generator and yet we are connected to the grid and have good cell phone service.

We shun being called "survivalists", yet we are prepared for whatever.  We aren't Mormon, but like Mormons and have many friends who are.  Raised Christian, but are open in our beliefs.

If you think that the virus is a hoax or something that you don't need to worry about, please do not contact us.  We aren't overly concerned, but we can and choose not to take chances with it.  We want like minded people.  We do NOT leave the ranch, we do accept deliveries and packages although we have strict procedures for handling these.  We would expect any couple who joins us to do the same and follow the same procedures.

We aren't crazy, but I do very much want to scare off anyone who dismisses this virus as something not to be concerned about.

The main job description would be to help tend to the garden, landscaping, housekeeping (mainly the unused lodge and cabins, and maybe some help with our house), vehicle maintenance (we have 19 different vehicles including ATVs, a tractor, Skid Steer, mini-trucks, and regular vehicles.  Weed control, taking care of animals, harvesting animals, and all the other random tasks that come with running a large ranch.  I am currently doing it all myself, albeait badly on some things (like landscaping) given that I have a newborn and a 2yo and run an offsite company (virtually).

Having another couple who wants to live on the ranch to be away from COVID and all the other ills of society right now could be a big help.  And when things return to normal the right couple could take a bigger part in our guest ranch operations.

Check out our website.  We have amazing land and aminities.  Our closest neighbor is 1.5 miles away. 

But be clear, we intend to stay closed and quarantined until we determine the "coast is clear", not when some politician thinks the coast is clear.  This may mean that you have zero contact with anyone but our family until things settle down out there, which may be a long time.  It has always been our intention to run a guest ranch, we really enjoy people, but we don't know what this virus is going to do and it is our choice to sit it out and wait until we have more data, a treatment, or a vaccine.  We can afford it, and it doesn't hinder us.  

If you have a condition that puts you at a higher risk, or even if you don't, but also wish to sit this one out in a beautiful place (that requires a lot of upkeep being a large ranch!), this may be a dream opportunity.  If you are just looking for a paycheck and don't care about the virus, please don't apply.

And just to let you know a little about who I am...  When you go on the home page of this website, you will see the "SecureTrust" Validation Seal.  I have nothing to do with the Working Couples website, however I was the sole founder and creator of SecureTrust Corporation.  I sold that company a number of years ago which is what paid for this ranch.  I only point this out so you know that I am a sucessful entrepreneur, and not some crazy survivalist.  :-)

I am happy to elaborate more on the job or the quarantine to anyone who has gotten this far and is still interested.